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EXAMINATION FOR NURSE APPLICANTS

INSTRUCTIONS:
DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
Encircle the letter of the CORRECT and BEST answer on the answer sheet
provided.
I. FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
1. Helping patients regain health, achieve a maximal level of function through the
healing process is one of the professional responsibilities of a nurse as a:
A. Advocate
C. Caregiver
B. Manager
D. Educator
2. Protecting the patients legal and human rights and providing assistance in the
assertion of these rights is the professional function of a nurse as a:
A. Advocate
C. Caregiver
B. Manager
D. Educator
3. The promotion of health, restoration of health and prevention of illness are the
main goals of nursing according to:
A. Virginia Henderson
C. Dorothea Orem
B. Hildegard Peplau
D. Jean Watson
4. Facilitating the reparative processes of the body by manipulating the patients
environment is the focus of which nursing theorist?
A. Florence Nightingale
C. Betty Neumann
B. Sister Callista Roy
D. Abraham Maslow
5. According to Abraham Maslow, this level of need refers to what a persons full
potential is and the realization of that potential:
A. Esteem
C. Love and Belongingness
B. Self-Actualization
D. Physiologic
6. Health education programs and immunizations are examples of which level of
preventive care?
A. Primary
C. Tertiary
B. Secondary
D. None of the above
7. It is any situation, habit, social or environmental condition, physiological or
psychological condition or other variable that increases the vulnerability of an
individual to an illness or accident:
A. Lifestyle
C. Risk factor
B. Age
D. Environment
8. According to Eriksons theory of Psychosocial Development, it is the stage where
adults must establish companionship and intimacy:
A. Trust vs Mistrust
C. Generativity vs Stagnation
B. Intimacy vs Isolation
D. Initiative vs Guilt
9. This period in Piagets Theory of Cognitive Development is described as the
childs personification of objects, magical thinking and a difficulty of conceptualizing
time:
A. Formal Operations
C. Sensorimotor
B. Concrete Operations
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10. In Kohlbergs Moral Development Theory, this stage can be identified wherein
the individual wants to win approval and maintain the expectation of an immediate
group:
A. Punishment-Obedience Orientation
C.
Instrumental
Relativist
Orientation
B. Good Boy-Nice Girl Orientation
D. Social Contract Orientation
II. MATERNAL AND CHILD NURSING
11. It is the stage of the human sexual response characterized as the shortest
among the others, usually experienced as intense pleasure affecting the whole
body:
A. Resolution
C. Orgasm
B. Plateau
D. Excitement
12. This natural family planning method involves the withdrawal of the penis from
the vagina during ejaculation:
A. Coitus reservatus
C. Coitus interruptus
B. Coitus cunnilingus
D. Coitus typus
13. It is a condition during pregnancy in which there is excessive amniotic fluid due
to either the inability of the fetus to swallow or due to the fluid shifting in amniotic
space because of diabetes:
A. Oligohydramnios
C. Placenta previa
B. Abruptio placenta
D. Hydramnios
14. It is a phospholipid substance in the alveoli which decreases surface tension on
expiration, thereby preventing collapse:
A. Lecithin
C. Sphingomyelin
B. Surfactant
D. Calcitriol
15. A 28-week pregnant woman approaches you at
that darkened areas have appeared on her face,
abdomen. You tell her that this is:
A. An emergency and should go to the ER
pregnancy
B. A sign of miscarriage
she takes

the clinic and voices her concern

along with a narrow line in her
C.

Normal,

due

to

her

D. Normal, due to the vitamins

16. During one of your health education lectures in the community, you advise
pregnant women against handling of cat litter due to:
A. Cytomegalovirus infection
C. Rubella infection
B. Syphilis infection
D. Toxoplasmosis infection
17. A 32-week pregnant woman tells you that she has been experiencing
constipation for the past week and asks you for advice. You promptly tell her to:
A. Increase caffeine intake
C. Increase oral fluid intake
B. Increase intake of fiber-rich foods
D. Increase intake of iodine-rich
foods
18. After birth, a sudden gush of vaginal blood and lengthening of the umbilical cord
are signs of:
A. Placental expulsion
C. Placental separation
B. Placental rupture
D. Placental formation

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19. A new mother tells you she is interested in breastfeeding her baby. Before you
teach her how to breastfeed, you first instruct her regarding breast care. Which of
the following is a CORRECT practice?
A. Use soap in cleaning the nipple
C. Wash the breasts every two
days
B. Use warm water in cleaning the breast
D. Wash the nipple at least
thrice a day
20. You are caring for a woman who is in labor for more than 24 hours but with still
intact membranes. During your routine vital signs assessment, you notice that her
membranes ruptured and a green-tinged fluid is flowing from her vagina. You alert
her OB because:
A. The baby may be experiencing hypoxia
C. The mother may have
defecated
B. The baby is engaged
D. The mother may have an
STD
21. According to the WHOs First Embrace (Unang Yakap) campaign, what should be
done to the infant IMMEDIATELY after placing it on the mothers abdomen?
A. Clamp/cut the cord
C.
Early
initiation
of
breastfeeding
B. Dry the baby
D. Do eye prophylaxis
22. Nurse J is caring for a 2 day-old newborn diagnosed with neonatal pneumonia.
On her initial assessment, she found out that the babys respiratory rate is 72
breaths per minute. She interprets this as:
A. Tachypneic, and informs the Attending
C. Bradypneic, and informs the
Attending
B. Normal
D. Tachycardic, and informs the
Attending
23. Patient A, a child admitted for pneumonia, will be given amikacin intravenously.
The order reads: start amikacin 230 mg IV. The stock dose of amikacin in the
pharmacy is 500 milligrams per 2 mL. How much medication in mL will you
administer?
A. 0.5 mL
C. 0.92 mL
B. 0.46 mL
D. 1.84 mL
24. Nurse E receives a child at the ER with sunken eyeballs and dry skin. The
Pediatrics Resident-on-duty orders for an infusion of PLR 1000 cc for 6 hours. The
drop factor of your IV administration set is 20 gtts/mL. What is the infusion rate in
drops per minute (gtts/min)?
A. 55-56 gtts/min
C. 60 gtts/min
B. 41-42 gtts/min
D. 28 gtts/min
25. You are the medication nurse of 6 pediatric patients in your ward. A patient is to
be started with a new antibiotic, ceftriaxone. The order reads: Please start
ceftriaxone (Xtenda) 1 gram as IV drip x 30 minutes ANST ( ). You know that prior
to administering the medication, you would have to do:
A. A blood culture
C. A Mantoux test
B. A skin test
D. A throat swab
26. A child with Thalassemia Major under your care has received blood transfusions
in the past 12 hours. During the pediatricians rounds, you notice that a complete
blood count (CBC) has been requested. You know that the doctor ordered this to:

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A. Check the hemoglobin level

C. Check the white blood cell

B. Check the platelet count

D. Check the bilirubin level

count
27. A 12 year-old boy diagnosed with juvenile diabetes asks you how to properly
inject insulin subcutaneously. After disinfecting the site, you tell him:
A. To inject the needle in a 15 angle
C. To inject the needle in a 90
angle
B. To inject the needle in a 45 angle
D. To inject the needle in a 180
angle
28. The 10 year-old girl admitted in your unit for suspected dengue hemorrhagic
fever suddenly develops epistaxis. You quickly fetch an ice pack, sit the child up
and:
A. apply pressure to both ears
C. apply pressure to the sides of
the nose
B. apply pressure to bridge of the nose
D. hyperextend the neck

29. A 15-year old boy who is a known case of asthma is for discharge from your
ward. One of his take-home medications is montelukast (Kastair). You know this is
appropriate because the drug will:
A. cure the disease
C. worsen the disease
B. prevent exacerbation of the disease
D. promote exacerbation of the
disease
30. You are caring for a 6 year-old child admitted due to fever of unknown origin.
Upon assessment, you gathered the following data: T=40C, CR=120, RR=32,
slightly swollen eyelids and some desquamation in the anal region (which the
parents pointed out). You know that these findings should be reported to the
Attending pediatrician because these may be signs of:
A. Suzuki disease
C. Rheumatic fever
B. Kawasaki disease
D. Iwamoto disease
III. MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
31. A patient under your care is for elective C-section tomorrow. The admitting order
reads: For elective C-section tomorrow at 6 AM, insert IVF 8 hours prior to
procedure. At exactly what time will you establish the IV access?
A. 6 AM
C. 2 AM
B. 10 PM
D. 11 PM
32. After his rounds, Dr. C tells you to start a nicardipine drip because the patients
BP is too high. His order reads: Start nicardipine drip, 10 mg in 90 cc D5W. The
available stock of nicardipine at the pharmacy is a 2 mg per 2 mL vial. How much
nicardipine in cc will you aspirate?
A. 4 cc
C. 20 cc
B. 10 cc
D. 2 cc
33. You are a new OR nurse. A patient with severe abdominal pain is rushed to your
unit for an emergency appendectomy. You know that an appendectomy is the:
A. surgical removal of the appendix
C. surgical removal of the
thyroid gland
B. surgical removal of the gallbladder
D. surgical removal of the
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34. A 44 year-old male patient under Dr. L suddenly develops extreme DOB with
desaturation. The vital signs you obtain are: CR=135, RR=58, SpO2=74%. An
oxygen face mask is by the patients bedside. You:
A. elevate the head of bed and hook it to the patient temporarily at 5-6 Lpm
B. ignore it and get a nasal cannula instead
C. elevate the foot of bed and hook it to the patient temporarily at 5-6 Lpm
D. ignore it and attempt to intubate the patient instead
35. A kelly is a kind of:
A. suture
B. scalpel

C. retractor
D. clamp

36. Dr. B attends his patient who has had several episodes of vomiting since the
previous shift. Metoclopramide (Plasil) 10 mg IV q8 is prescribed. You know this is
appropriate because this drug is an:
A. anti-hypertensive
C. anti-emetic
B. antacid
D. anti-psychotic
37. Prior to a major operation, you as the scrub nurse will FIRST serve to the
surgeon:
A. the scalpel
C. the sterile gloves
B. a sterile gown
D. a drape

38. A 58 year-old patient with uncontrolled DM type 2 asks you the food items he
should avoid. You tell him to abstain from:
A. vegetables
C. seafoods
B. sweets
D. nothing, he can eat everything
39. R, a post-explore laparotomy patient develops low-grade fever, tachycardia and
hypotension 3 hours after surgery. As the PACU nurse, you know that the surgeon
and anesthesiologist should be alerted because these may be signs of:
A. hyperglycemia
C. hypovolemia
B. hyperthyroidism
D. hypocalcemia
40. P is a patient under your care with a known case of hyperthyroidism. She was
admitted to your unit due to persistent tachycardia and palpitations. Upon your
initial interview, she tells you she was not able to take her maintenance meds due
to lack of finances, thereby aggravating her condition. You notice that her eyes are
bulging, which you know is called:
A. retrolental fibroplasia
C. strabismus
B. exophthalmos
D. acanthamoeba keratitis
41. One of your patients is scheduled for an elective tonsillectomy. The surgeon
ordered for an antibiotic prophylaxis of cefotaxime 2 grams an hour prior to cutting
time. The available stock of cefotaxime in your pharmacy is 250 mg/vial. Your senior
nurse instructed you to reconstitute each needed vial in 2 cc. How much antibiotic
in cc are you going to administer?
A. 20 cc
C. 10 cc
B. 8 cc
D. 16 cc
42. You are the charge nurse in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). One of your bedside
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hours. He gives you the following vital signs: BP=70/30, CR=116, RR=20,
SpO2=99%. Which of the following will you advise to your bedside nurse?
A. position the patient in Trendelenburg and start a dopamine drip
B. position the patient in reverse Trendelenburg and inform the ROD
C. position the patient in Trendelenburg and inform the ROD
D. position the patient in reverse Trendelenburg and administer a bolus
infusion of 500 mL
43. A 62 year-old female patient who is for elective total abdominal hysterectomy
with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (TAHBSO) is admitted in your unit. She notices
this abbreviation in her admitting order sheet and asks you what it is. You promptly
tell her that this procedure is the:
A. removal of the gallbladder, appendix and pancreas
B. removal of the stomach, small intestines and appendix
C. removal of the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries
D. removal of the breast and its surrounding lymph nodes
44. You are caring for a patient convalescing from a suspected myocardial infarction
(MI). You notice that the attending cardiologist prescribed lactulose to the patient.
You know the rationale behind this is:
A. to prevent the occurrence of arrhythmias C. to slow down the heart rate
B. to prevent straining during defecation
D. to prevent the formation of
clots
45. It is a protocol that is done prior the incision of the skin which aims to minimize
the most common and avoidable risks endangering the lives and well-being of
surgical patients:
A. Time-Off
C. Time-In
B. Time-Out
D. Time-Bomb

46. An 18 year-old daughter of a patient in your unit discreetly tells you that she is
experiencing recurrent difficulty in urination and lower abdominal pain. Upon
interview, you find out that she has had multiple sexual partners for the past two
months. You tell her that:
A. it is normal and should not worry
B. she may have a gastrointestinal infection and should consult a physician
C. she may have a Sexually-Transmitted Infection and should consult a
physician
D. she may be pregnant and should consult an Obstetrician
47. You are caring for a 35 year-old post-cholecycstectomy patient with a JacksonPratt drain. The surgery resident-on-duty asks you to measure the drainage now.
You know the correct way to drain is to:
A. open the drainage spout, keep the bulb inflated and close the drainage
plug
B. open the drainage spout, deflate the bulb and keep the plug open
C. open the drainage spout, keep the bulb inflated and keep the plug open
D. open the drainage spout, deflate the bulb and close the drainage plug
48. A 24 year-old male with a history of recurrent diarrhea lasting for a month is
admitted in your institution. His attending, an infectious disease specialist, writes
standard precaution please in the chart. You know that standard precaution is:
A. the minimum infection prevention measures that apply to all patient care

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B. an infection control measure to decrease transmission of respiratory

illnesses
C. a method to prevent the spread of Sexually-Transmitted Diseases
D. is a set of evidenced-based practices which have been proven to improve
patient outcomes
49. A 40-year old female patient under your care is for a diagnostic colonoscopy
tomorrow. You start to administer the medications for her bowel preparation, and
she asks you why that is needed prior to the procedure. You tell her it is needed:
A. so that the colon can be visualized partially
B. so that the colon can be visualized completely
C. so that the stomach can be visualized partially
D. so that the stomach can be visualized completely
50. You follow-up the 2D-echocardiogram of your 80-year old patient. Upon seeing
the result, you notice that the Ejection Fraction (EF) is 40%. You know that this is:
A. normal and should encourage the patient to walk around the corridor
B. abnormal and should immediately inform the attending cardiologist
C. normal and should encourage the patient to do light exercise
D. abnormal and should immediately place the patient in complete bed rest
III. EMERGENCY AND DISASTER NURSING
51. A 24 year-old male comes in to your Emergency Room with a complaint of chest
discomfort. As he lies down in the ER bed, he suddenly develops tachypnea and
cyanosis. You:
A. grab an ET tube and attempt to intubate him
B. hook the patient to supplemental oxygen per face mask at 5 Lpm
C. hook the patient to supplemental oxygen per nasal cannula at 3 Lpm
D. administer morphine immediately
52. In a mass casualty incident, a person who is classified as green is a patient who:
A. requires immediate medical attention and may not survive if not seen soon
B. is presumed dead
C. requires medical attention but not immediately
D. requires very little medical aid
53. The process of recording the electrical activity of the heart is called:
A. echocardiography
C. electrosonography
B. electrocardiography
D. electromagnetrophy
54. You are part of the quick-response team dispatched to a plane crash site. Upon
reaching the safe area, you see four people:
- An unconscious girl about the age of 5 with an amputated, bleeding left leg
- An old man with several gashes on the cheek and arms, crying for help
- An unconscious young man whose lower body is separated from the torso
- An old woman with a broken left arm and shoulder, talking to other survivors
Who among the following is your PRIORITY for transport and treatment?
A. unconscious young man
C. unconscious girl
B. old man
D. old woman
55. An anxious father brings his 4 year-old daughter to the ER because of several
bouts of vomiting. Upon assessment, you notice that the child has sunken eyeballs,
dry skin and dry oral mucosa. You decide to interview the parent. Which of the
following will you ask FIRST?

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A. Are there any other symptoms?

vomit?
B. What food did she eat recently?
home?

C. How many times did she

D. Are you the one cooking at

56. You are one of the responders to a car crash incident. You see an unconscious
man hanging from a broken car window and drag him to a safe area. You establish
his unresponsiveness and check for his pulse. Apparently pulseless, you:
A. give one rescue breath
C. call for help
B. look for other people
D. start CPR immediately
57. A 32 year-old male patient was brought to your ER due to a crushing injury of
the right leg. Upon opening the pressure dressings on the affected area, you see
that the leg has become necrotic. You know that:
A. a below the knee amputation may be performed
B. an emergency appendectomy may be performed
C. it will be normal after certain medications have been given
D. it will be normal after administration of tranexamic acid
58. As a disaster responder you know that prior to ANY intervention you may have
to do, you should FIRST establish:
A. the completeness of your first aid equipment
B. the safety of the scene of the incident
C. the availability of advanced life support personnel
D. the unresponsiveness of the victims
59. A 58 year-old female comes into the ER complaining of severe headache. Upon
conducting your nursing assessment and history, her words suddenly become
gibberish and loses consciousness afterward. You induce a pain stimuli on her nail
beds and she retracts her fingers and opens her eyes. You document this as:
A. GCS = 8 (E2 V2 M4)
C. GCS = 9 (E2 V3 M4)
B. GCS = 10 (E4 V2 M4)
D. GCS = 12 (E4 V3 M5)
60. You encounter a motorcycle accident along your way to work. Deciding to help,
you assess the riders left leg may be incompletely broken. You call for an
ambulance, and while waiting you:
A. immediately start CPR
C. give one rescue breath
B. anatomically splint the legs
D. anatomically splint the arms
IV. PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
61. M, a new patient in your psychiatric ward repeats almost every word you say.
You know this condition is called:
A. echopraxia
C. echolalia
B. echophasia
D. echotonia
62. It is a defense mechanism characterized by the redirection of an intense
emotion toward someone or something to a less threatening target:
A. reaction formation
C. denial
B. displacement
D. rationalization
63. A female patient with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder under your care has
been taking fluoxetine for 4 days. After endorsement, the patient tells you that she
is experiencing sudden, jerky movements since last night. You observe her and

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notice that she moves rather slowly and has a persistent jerky movement of the left
hand. You know these may be signs of:
A. extra-pyramidal symptoms
C. myasthenic crisis
B. pyramidal syndrome
D. cholinergic crisis
64. A 22 year-old male patient with schizophrenia in your unit tells you he owns the
hospital can fire you anytime he wants. You know that this is a false belief known as:
A. illusion
C. exclusion
B. delusion
D. conclusion
65. This personality disorder is characterized by a persons persistent disregard for
morals and lack of compunction in exploiting others in harmful ways for their own
pleasure:
A. paranoid personality disorder
C. schizoid personality disorder
B. schizotypal personality disorder
D.
antisocial
personality
disorder
66. A 30-year old female patient comes into the ER saying that she has pneumonia.
Upon interview, you find out that she has just noticed her cough a few hours ago,
but the patient insists that the hospital perform all the necessary tests. You know
that this patient may be exhibiting signs of:
A. narcissistic personality disorder
C. hypochondriasis
B. Munchausen syndrome
D. schizophrenia
67. When the mental health nurse allows a patient to express feelings without
blaming and judging, he or she is exhibiting:
A. sympathy
C. empathy
B. individuality
D. self-awareness
68. These drugs are also called neuroleptics, which block the brains dopamine
pathways, effective for psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder:
A. anti-hypertensive
C. bronchodilator
B. anti-psychotic
D. COX-2 inhibitor
69. During your rounds, one of your patients tells you that he is secretly a wizard
tasked to find the man who can pull a magical sword from a hill. You understand
that this schizotypal disorder patient exhibits:
A. delusion of grandeur
C. magical thinking
B. extreme paranoia
D. severe social anxiety

70. You are the charge nurse in the psychiatric ward. One of the patients under your
care has been displaying an unusual happiness and happily greets all the staff who
comes to his room. A staff nurse informs you that this patient kept insisting that she
take his prized Rolex watch a few minutes ago. You instruct the staff nurses to
strictly observe the patient because:
A. the patient may be suicidal
C. the patient may give money
too
B. the patient may have a seizure attack
D. the patient may need
an anti-depressant
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71. It is defined as the single, most effective way to prevent healthcare-associated

infections:
A. hand washing
C. gowning
B. hand rubbing
D. sterilization
72. They are caused by microorganisms that can be spread, directly or indirectly,
from one person to another:
A. infectious diseases
C. zoonotic diseases
B. blood-borne diseases
D. food-borne diseases
73. You know that by using the correct recapping technique, you are avoiding the
untoward incident of:
A. needlestick injury
C. needlestick disease
B. needlestick amputation
D. needlestick avulsion
74. It denotes the time taken by the multiplying organism to reach a threshold
necessary to produce symptoms of disease in the host:
A. convalescence period
C. incubation period
B. prodromal period
D. acute period
75. One of your semi-private rooms capable of accommodating three patients is for
admission. Currently, it houses one patient being treated for severe dehydration.
The Admitting Section tells you that the diagnosis of the patient for admission is
rule out pneumonia. Bearing in mind the principle of cohorting, the best action is
to:
A. refuse admission and instruct Admitting Section to place patient in a
private room
B. allow admission and transfer the current patient to a private room
C. refuse admission and instruct the incoming patient to transfer to another
hospital
D. allow admission and place the incoming patient at least 3 feet away from
the other
76. You are caring for a patient being treated for stage IV breast cancer. You know
that this patient is very vulnerable to infection, so you decide to place the patient
in:
A. strict isolation
C. reverse isolation
B. a droplet precaution
D. an airborne precaution
77. It is the process of removing, inactivating or destroying pathogens in a surface
or item to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting disease:
A. sterilization
C. cleaning
B. decontamination
D. not given in these choices
78. It is the method of movement of pathogens from a reservoir to a susceptible
host:
A. portal of entry
C. portal of exit
B. mode of transmission
D. host

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79. You are caring for a patient with profuse vomiting and diarrhea. Knowing that
you are also caring for ten other patients, you decide to use appropriate PPE to
prevent spread of infection. You put on:
A. gloves and gown
C. gloves and N95 mask
B. gloves and hair cap
D. gloves and face shield
80. One of Dr. Bs patients is a bacteriologically-confirmed case of pulmonary
tuberculosis. Dr. B writes No visitors please as one of her orders. You understand
the rationale for not allowing visits to the patient because:
A. TB is highly infectious and visitors may acquire the disease
B. TB is not infectious and visitors may infect the patient
C. TB is highly infectious and visitors may worsen the disease
D. TB is not infectious and visitors may not infect the patient
VI. NURSING SKILLS
81. It is the monitoring of the four most important signs that indicate the status of
the bodys life-sustaining functions:
A. vital signs-taking
C. tracheostomy care
B. medication administration
D. catheterization
82. It is the face-to-face process of interacting that focuses on promoting the overall health of a patient:
A. psychotherapy
C. behavior analysis
B. therapeutic communication
D. therapeutic touch
83. This skill involves the injection of an antibiotic into the patients dermis to
determine if there will be an allergy response:
A. BCG vaccination
C. Mantoux test
B. skin test
D. subcutaneous injection
84. This nursing skill involves assisting the patient in gently promote normal
movement of all joints:
A. positioning
C. moving and lifting techniques
B. bed bath
D. range of motion exercises
85. It is the provision of care to the patients oral cavity and structures such as the
teeth, tongue, and buccal mucosa:
A. perineal care
C. wound care
B. oral care
D. colostomy care
86. This set of skills include the administration of drugs to all the routes allowed in
the nursing practice:
A. intramuscular injection
C. medication administration
B. intrathecal injection
D. intravenous push
87. This nursing skill is done to prior to the admission of patients, which aims to
promote safety and comfort for the patients hospitalization:
A. bedmaking
C. perineal care
B. post-mortem care
D. catheter care
88. Dr. L orders for a banana-based, 1500 kcal enteral feeding for her patient who
has severe dysphagia. You know that Dr. L will next order for:
A. an NGT insertion
C. a Foley catheter insertion
B. a PEG procedure
D. a supplemental O2 inhalation

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89. This nursing skill involves the stimulation of the colon to expel feces through
the use of a solution:
A. barium ingestion
C. cleansing enema
B. perineal swab
D. colostomy care
90. It is a vital nursing skill which involves the use of a catheter tip to remove the
oral and respiratory secretions of a patient, especially intubated ones:
A. enteral feeding
C. nebulization
B. suctioning
D. IV insertion
VII. NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
91. It is a complex nursing skill in which the registered nurse entrusts a task or
responsibility to another who can effectively carry it out within that persons job
description:
A. directing
C. advocating
B. delegating
D. caring
92. He or she is the so-called shift supervisor who ensures safe and adequate
nursing care is delivered to all the patients in the unit:
A. Chief Nurse
C. Nurse Assistant
B. Infection Control Nurse
D. Charge Nurse
93. It is one of the organizations of a nursing unit wherein tasks are identified,
divided and are distributed equally among available staff:
A. Primary Nursing
C. Total Patient Care
B. Team Nursing
D. Functional Nursing
94. Which among the following tasks can be safely delegated to a nurse assistant?
A. administration of an IV bolus
C. changing a sterile dressing
B. recording the patients I&O
D. none of the mentioned
choices
95. These interventions are carried out by the entirety of the healthcare team
utilizing individual skills and talents to reach the highest patient care standards:
A. independent nursing interventions
C.
dependent
nursing
interventions
B. collaborative nursing interventions
D. none of the mentioned
choices
VIII. NURSING PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES
96. This Nursing association envisions a cohesive and proactive organization
committed to excellence in nursing. It is also committed to advocate models in
leadership skills to transform nursing leaders to become working enzymes to
respond elegantly with precision, neatness and simplicity and to ensure the
sustainability and viability of the association:
A. ADNEP
C. PNA
B. ANSAP
D. CCNAPI
97. This law is the basis for the Nursing practice in the Philippines, which aims to
provide a sound, general and professional foundation for the practice of the
profession through quality nursing education:
A. R.A. 7164
C. R.A. 9165

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B. R.A. 9173

D. R.A. 6675

98. A nurse who administers the wrong drug to a patient that results in the patients
harm may be charged with:
A. negligence
C. felony
B. sexual harassment
D. malpractice
99. Nurse M tells you she plans to become a clinical instructor. You prompt her that
in order to become one, she must have at least one year of clinical practice in a
field of specialization and that she must:
A. be a holder of a bachelors degree in nursing or other allied medical/health
sciences
B. be a nursing service administrator for at least two years
C. be a holder of a masters degree in nursing or other allied medical/health
sciences
D. have at least 9 units in management at the graduate level
100. It is the agency responsible for the administration, implementation and
enforcement of policies on the regulation and licensing of various professions and
occupations under its jurisdiction:
A. PBC
C. PRC
B. NKTI
D. PNRC

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DATE: _______________
_________

SET:
EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEET

INSTRUCTIONS:
Encircle the letter of the CORRECT and BEST answer.
DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE.
1.

30.

59.

2.

31.

60.

3.

32.

61.

4.

33.

62.

5.

34.

63.

6.

35.

64.

7.

36.

65.

8.

37.

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9.

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67.

10.

39.

68.

11.

40.

69.

12.

41.

70.

13.

42.

71.

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72.

15.

44.

73.

16.

45.

74.

17.

46.

75.

18.

47.

76.

19.

48.

77.

20.

49.

78.

21.

50.

79.

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51.

80.

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52.

81.

24.

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82.

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83.

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84.

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85.

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57.

86.

29.

58.

87.

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88.

94.

100. A

89.

95.

90.

96.

TOTAL: ______________

91.

97.

92.

98.

PERCENTAGE :
________

93.

99.

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